Just because.

I only had to deal with extremely mundane cases where it didn't match up and just did the little swap in network settings. Go 32-bit.

Yeah, 32-bit isn't extremely difficult to work with. I think my first time learning how to subnet and figure out the different ranges for all 3 classes (A, B, and C), it took me about almost a year since I'm a slacker. But once you get the subnetting portion down, it's pretty fun. I wouldn't want to deal with hex though. I've done binaries2hex before, and it's a fucking pain in the ass. :/

All IPv4 addresses can be easily converted to binaries these days, thanks to something known as the Internet. THANK GOD. But I don't recommend people to do this if they're majoring in IT. :| I have to say though, 2 years learning about how computer networks works, as well as the functions of every equipment being used to hold a network stable was pretty fun. I never had so much fun designing a plan for a WAN.